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Akron on Foot

Dark Stories and Legends
2023-10-07 14:00:00 2023-10-07 15:30:00 America/New_York Akron on Foot Explore Akron’s dark and ghostly history with a walking tour through Downtown. Bring comfortable shoes, water, and an umbrella should it rain. Main Library - Meeting Room 2AB

Saturday, October 07
2:00pm - 3:30pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-07 14:00:00 2023-10-07 15:30:00 America/New_York Akron on Foot Explore Akron’s dark and ghostly history with a walking tour through Downtown. Bring comfortable shoes, water, and an umbrella should it rain. Main Library - Meeting Room 2AB

Main Library

Meeting Room 2AB

Explore Akron’s dark and ghostly history with a walking tour through Downtown. Bring comfortable shoes, water, and an umbrella should it rain.

Celebrate all things uncanny this season by learning about some of Akron’s more mysterious and eerie stories on a walking tour. The event will kick off with a presentation from “Haunted Akron” author and local historian Jeri Holland before embarking on our tour.

The tour will be wheelchair accessible but participants should prepare for about a mile walk roundtrip, so consider comfortable shoes and bringing water and an umbrella, as the tour will take place rain or shine.

Akron on Foot is a new series from the Akron-Summit County Public Library, where we’ll take short walking tours to explore and enjoy Downtown Akron’s history through landmarks and special locations. This series is held in partnership with the Culture & AV and Special Collections Divisions at Main Library, as well as the Summit County Historical Society and Everyday Akron.

For questions, registration, or additional information, contact the Business, Government & Science Division at 330.643.9020 or bgsdiv@akronlibrary.org. Registration is appreciated but not required.

AGE GROUP: | Teen | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Events | History | Community Event |

TAGS: | Tour | Local History | Local Author | Halloween | Ghost Stories | Fall Season | Downtown Akron | Architecture | Akron on Foot |

Main Library
Phone: 330.643.9000
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Michael Bianchi
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Main Library, located in the heart of downtown Akron, combines compelling public space with meaningful and relevant public library services for all members of our community. Since opening in 2004, the downtown library welcomes more than one million visitors each year.

Subject divisions include: Business, Government & Science, Culture & AV, Magazines & Newspapers, Special Collections (local history & genealogy), TechZone@Main, Teen, and a 12,000 square feet Children's Library.

Special services available at Main Library include: a Patent & Trademark Resource Center; U.S. Passport and Notary services; a Microbusiness Center; a Maker Space; a resource lab for early childhood educators; and regularly scheduled computer training classes. Also available at Main Library are more than 125 public access computers, color photocopiers/printers, laminating, scanning, faxing, and free Wi-Fi.

Specialized spaces include a 425-seat auditorium, public meeting rooms, and a used bookstore. An interior glass block walkway leads to a 600-space parking garage owned by the City of Akron. An outdoor amphitheater and landscaped park complete the complex.

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